Adjustable supporting-bracket for mirrors and reading-glasses.



R. E. ATKINSON. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR MIRRORS AND READING GLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1914.

Patented ManZ, 1915.

JUSTLE SUPEORTING-BRAGKET FOB. MIR/R0 AND BEING-G em- BAY E. ATKINSON, 0F FOWLER, INDIANA.

specification of Letters Eateat.

Patented Maro 2, 1915.

Application filed January 28, 1814. Serial No. 814,953.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY E. Arnmson, a citizen of the United States, residin at Fowler, in the county of Benton and tate of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Supporting-Brackets for Mirrors and Reading- Glasses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in supporting brackets for mirrors, reading glasses and the like.

An object of this invention is the provision of a bracket such as described, which can be conveniently attached to the body of the user, and adjusted to any desired convenient position.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a bracket such as described which will removably support the mirror in such manner that the same can be readily removed and areading glass or the like substituted therefor.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a device such as above specied in which means are provided for the purpose of retaining the various parts in their difierent adjusted positions.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations and combinations of parts to be hereinafter more fully despribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

'lFigure 1 is a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2 is a slde elevation thereof showing the same applied and in a proper adjusted position; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken through the base on the bracket; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the base member; and Fig. 6 is a detail view of the mirror frame and its means of adjustment.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by similar characters of reference, the numeral 7 designates generall my improved device, which consists of a ase plate 8, of substantially rectangular formation, having its ends and lower edge rolled as at 9 to receive the supporting member 10. This supporting member 10 consists of a single relatively stifimetal bent in substrip of U-shaped formation, having its stantially legs 11 curved as at 12 to form shoulder engaging members for a pur use to be later explained in detail. The base plate 8 is cut out as at 13 and bent to produce spaced parallel ears 14 formed with central apertures 15 positioned in alinement to receive a pivot member 16, which passes through the end of an adjustable supporting arm 17 which can be locked against displacement by the member 18. This arm 17 is of tubular formation and supports a slidable extension rod 19, held in its various adjusted positions by the set screw 20. The outer end of the rod 19 is forked as at 21 and receives the lug 22 carried by the frame 23, which is preferably circular in formation supports a mirror or reading glass. This frame 23 is retained in its various adjusted positions by the milled lock-nut 25. In order to provide for sufiicient movement of the arm 17, the cars 1d are formed with arcuate slots 26 through which the pivot 16 passes.

In use the device is positioned so the curved portions 12 engage the shoulders, and the frame adjusted to support the mirror or reading glass in a convenient position.

The device will be found very convenient in reading where a magnifying glass is necessary, or for men for shaving purposes or for women in dressing their hair. It should be understood in this connection that various minor changes in the specific details of construction can be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

From the foregoing disclosures taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be manifest that a supporting bracket for mirrors, reading glasses and the like will be produced which will all of the necessary requirements of such a device.

Having thus fully described this invention, what ll claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

An adjustable supporting bracket for mirrors and reading glasses, consisting of a base member having rolled edges, a U- shaped supporting member attached to said base member by the rolled edges thereof, said base member being cut out thus producing spaced parallel ears, said ears ving slots therein, an arm piveted-between said In testimony whereof I aflix my signaears, :1 locking member passing through the ture 1n presence of two witnesses.

arm and said slots, an extensiqn rod carried RAY E. ATKINSON. by the arm, and a, frame adwstable npon Witnesses; 5 the extension rod, for supporting a mlrror ARNOLD Z. SLEEPER,

or reading glass. M. AGNEW. 

